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School-based asthma program crucial to address gap in pediatric care
Healio Based on the latest CDC data from 2013, more than 8.6% of school-aged children have asthma. Meanwhile, there is currently no standardized national program for the management, prevention and treatment of asthma within schools, an environment where … |
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Conditions: Asthma; Tobacco; Waterpipe; Cigarettes
Intervention: Behavioral: TAJ Plus (Adolescent Asthma Action in Jordan) Plus the added class smoke free pledge
Sponsors: University of Technology, Sydney; University of Technology, Sydney; Jordan University of Science and Technology
Completed – verified September 2013
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School-based asthma intervention effective in reducing school absences
Healio Katia Noyes, PhD, MPH, of the department of surgery at the University of Rochester in New York, and colleagues analyzed data on 525 children aged 3 to 10 years who were enrolled in the School-Based Asthma Therapy program. Children in the program … |
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Urban school-based asthma treatment cost-effective
Medical Xpress The researchers found that, per 100 children who received preventative asthma medication, the health benefit was equivalent to approximately 158 symptom-free days per 30 days. The program cost an additional $4,822 per 100 children per month, based on … |
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School-Based Asthma Therapy Effective and Cost-effective
Medscape The School-Based Asthma Therapy (SBAT) program, which uses school nurses to administer preventive asthma medication each day, is both effective and cost-effective, according to a study published online February 11 in Pediatrics. Katia Noyes, PhD, MPH, … Urban School-Based Asthma Treatment Cost-Effective |
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Urban School-Based Asthma Treatment Cost-Effective
Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (HealthDay News) – A program to administer asthma medication each day to urban children with asthma reduces symptoms and is cost-effective, according to research published online Feb. 11 in Pediatrics. Katia Noyes, PhD, MPH, from the University of … |
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School-based asthma program decreased urgent care utilization
Pediatric SuperSite Implementing a joint school- and home-based asthma program significantly enhanced asthmatic children's activity-related quality of life and decreased their need for urgent care utilization, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy … Schools Tackle Socioeconomic Gap in Asthma Control |
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School-based asthma program decreased urgent care utilization
Pediatric SuperSite Implementing a joint school- and home-based asthma program significantly enhanced asthmatic children's activity-related quality of life and decreased their need for urgent care utilization, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy … Schools Tackle Socioeconomic Gap in Asthma Control |
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School-based asthma, food allergy policies lacking
Nurse.com Most states continue to struggle with implementing school-based policies that address student asthma and allergy health, according to an annual report from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. According to a news release, 7 million school … |
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School-Based Asthma Therapy Intervention Improves Symptoms
Medscape March 9, 2011 — A School-Based Asthma Therapy intervention significantly improves symptoms in urban children with persistent asthma, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial reported in the March issue of the Archives of Pediatrics … School-based intervention improved asthma symptoms |
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